Genus Methylosoma
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Methylosoma Rahalkar et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Methylosoma difficile Rahalkar et al. 2007.
Etymology: N.L. n. methylum (from French méthyle, back-formation from French méthylène, coined from Gr. n. methu, wine and Gr. n. hulê, wood), the methyl group; N.L. pref. methylo-, pertaining to to the methyl radical; Gr. neut. n. soma, body; N.L. neut. n. Methylosoma, a methyl group (-utilizing) body.
Valid publication: RAHALKAR (M.), BUSSMANN (I.) and SCHINK (B.): Methylosoma difficile gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methanotroph enriched by gradient cultivation from littoral sediment of Lake Constance. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1073-1080.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methylosoma difficile Rahalkar et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LC 2 = DSM 18750 = JCM 14076.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ119050.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. difficile, difficult, referring to difficulties in cultivating the type strain.
Valid publication: RAHALKAR (M.), BUSSMANN (I.) and SCHINK (B.): Methylosoma difficile gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methanotroph enriched by gradient cultivation from littoral sediment of Lake Constance. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1073-1080.
Original article in IJSEM Online